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An Amazing Revolutionary Era Life Discovered!

February 2, 2022by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Four years ago, I sat next to a dinner party guest and learned about an old journal passed down through generations by her family. The previously unstudied, but well-preserved journal […]

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Examining Intimate Revolutionary Relationships

December 7, 2016by Gene Procknow 1 Comment

Unquestioningly, people assume that intimate relationships among the sexes in Revolutionary America were what we commonly refer to today as puritanical.  Well that might have been the reality at one […]

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Unmasking Gender Influences in the American Revolution

November 20, 2016by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Often, historians focus too heavily on military campaigns and political activities when interpreting the American Revolution.   In doing so, they miss important cultural, social and demographic trends which greatly influenced […]

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Overcome but not Vanguished -A highly successful Loyalist Regiment during the American Revolution

July 30, 2016by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Book Review The Queen’s American Rangers Donald J. Gara (Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing, 2015 Contrary to popular belief, significant fighting in the American Revolution took place between rebel and loyalist […]

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General Israel Putnam – A Historiography

June 24, 2016by Gene Procknow 1 Comment

A Historiography of the published works on Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam Historians in the first half of the 19th Century hotly debated the effectiveness of Putnam’s military career. First […]

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A Guide to Revolutionary Arlington Cemetery

November 19, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Visit oft neglected sections of Arlington National Cemetery on your next visit to reflect on past and future vets.  This walk takes about one hour along shaded paths away from […]

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The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution 1783-1789

November 15, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Joseph Ellis, the Pulitzer Prize winning historian is the author of a new book chronicling the period after the American Revolution up to the enactment of the US Constitution in […]

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Moses Robinson – Under Appreciated American Founder

September 4, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Book Review Moses Robinson and The Founding of Vermont Robert A. Mello Barre and Montpelier: Vermont Historical Society, 2014. Most historians emphasize Ethan and Ira Allen’s role in the founding […]

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The Continuing Enigma: Revolutionary General John Stark

August 19, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

Book Review Stark: The Life and Wars of John Stark, French & Indian War Ranger, Revolutionary War General by Richard V. Polhemus and John F. Polhemus, (Delmar, NY: Black Dome […]

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Cited as Number 1 Journal of the American Revolution Article in July!

July 31, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

This week the Journal of the American Revolution published my article on How the British Won the American Revolution.  Feedback has been considerable with strong views supporting and contesting my […]

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Journal of the American Revolution Articles

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  • After Yorktown
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  • British Fascination with Ethan Allen
  • Burnishing Revolutionary Reputations
  • Did Generals Mismange the Battle of Brooklyn?
  • Ethan Allen: Patriot, Land Promoter or Turncoat?
  • Franklin's Failed Diplomatic Mission
  • General Israel Putnam – Reputation Revisited
  • Independence Lost – Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
  • Inventing Ethan Allen
  • Lafayette – incisive or ascerbic
  • The Best Biographies of the Continental Army Major Generals
  • The British Won the American Revolution
  • Top Five Foreign Continental Army Officers
  • Top Ten American Loyalist Officers
  • Who Led the Green Mountain Boys

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